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Moral decay

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Introduction

Allen Ginsberg is one of the poets who have written deep literature work full of dramatic tension. There is a lot of friction and peace is sacrificed by a few. This is evident in a number of his poems, for example the Howl. The poem Howl is the work of Allen’s and portrays some sort of dramatic tone. The poem is in elegiac tone; mourning tone. CITATION Ton07 l 1033 (Trigilio, 2007) The poet has presented a long list of activities taking place in the literature work; therefore it is termed as catalog technique. He has accorded it the title Howl which gives a reader an indication of deep cry and sorrow, mourning and such related attributes.

There is protest as cry resulting from all manner of exploitation, subjugation and repression. CITATION Nad07 l 1033 (Klemens, 2007) The poet suggests and actually asks the audience to cry against social injustices being perpetrated by the ruling class. He wants people to cry against capitalism, exploitation, repression and subjugation. Howl is as such seen as revolutionary manifesto and social commentary, but it uses an approach that brings disorder in the society. The poem comes out and stands strongly as the celebration of the movement of counter culture. In this poem, we see that the greatest brains of 1950s are under threat of destruction by what is seen to be madness. The madness has come out in different types or appearance. These are scholars and great educationists, best mind, and the best generation. The madness came as a counter culture, which is seen not their own option but compulsion.

These best minds underwent deep agony and suffering when the dreams and visions are postponed continuously. They decide to become naked in order to gain good grounds to challenge and oppose the mainstream culture. They moved all the way to the Negro street where they looked with a lot of fury, this fury is indeed but total expression of the hatred towards the culture of Americans. They looked with a lot of frustration, out a society which had birthed them and now distorting them.

They strongly stood to challenge that society and set up which had given birth to them without having the ability to accommodate them. This poem shows a lot of drama from the actors. Even when we read it without the acting, we see a clear picture of tension in every stage at the back of our minds. We tend to have an image of the actors running up and down into the streets of towns like we are told the case of Negro Street. We have a vivid picture on of people crying and mourning, for what is seen as desire to restore the society from the demise of cultural stability due to influence of the American culture. At the back of our minds, we see the audience watching with eagerness the practical bit of crying like howl does.

The poet has therefore skillfully employed the technique of literature to create a tone of dramatic tension. By so doing, the message the poet wants to pass to the society comes out so plainly. Because of the crying, the drama makes the message of the poet sink deep into our hearts though with a lot of pain. We are told that these things are perpetrated by some great brains travel from one town to another without any particular aim, simply because they loved travelling. However their travelling has no purpose attached except generating fear and tension. They had great interests and opted taking narcotic stuff as a way of doing away, if not reducing the pain and agony resulting from that culture, and challenge this mainstream culture. We are told they wanted to challenge the mainstream culture by writing vulgar artistically work and so is the result of vulgar poetry.

We are told that they wrote all that which came into their minds. Here we see a lot of tension developing in the poetry work. There is tension growing all over as we read the poem. Someone really feels unsecure meeting such kind of people. Imagine yourself going to meet people matching in city streets naked? Imagine having an encounter with people to whom narcotic and other harmful drugs is an obvious thing? Imagine having an encounter with people who are aimlessly travelling from a city to city? Imagine a university lecturer going to teach a class of such caliber of students? This creates a great deal of tension in that particular society. There is seen to be a lot of friction here, all this resulting from desire to change the culture. While other students go universities for a common good of the society, we are told that this category went to exercise indecent behaviors like writing and posting vulgar words on the walls and windows.

Ginsberg tries to paint a picture of a chaotic society. There is a lot of contrast in the poem in the sense that, while we expect the learned brains from the university to address issues in a descent manner and conduct them selves in a manner likely to suggest that they are educated, they did a complete opposite of the expectation of the society. Great deal of fear develops in our hearts when we hear the sort of things they practiced. We are told that they would speak and yell for even seventy hours. The nature of topic of their discussion even draws tension into our heats. We are told that they kept talking about sensitive things like sex and sexuality.

Tension grows in our hearts when we realize that they spoke about these things openly and without any fear. They spoke for long about drugs, sex, memory, marijuana, anecdotes. These are things that trigger some sort of fear in any given environment. All this generates some sort of friction and tension in the poetry work. They would still talk and about things like social taboos, which are things we know very well that are reserved and should be talked in private places. This generates a lot of fear and tension in the hearts of the audience. To make matters worse, they even talked and did sexual intercourse openly. At times we are told they would be found by other people throwing semen to each other. This paints a very dirty picture, characterized by a lot of tension. They broke the ordinary sexual courses.

We are told that they even burnt money as a way of condemning capitalism. To them, killing other people was not a big deal. They would fearlessly give speeches on suicide and throw salad to lecturers. This is a community characterized by very chaotic conditions. One would try to imagine living together or studying in a lecture hall with people who are so chaotic that they even show disrespect to the lecturer CITATION Jac11 l 1033 (Kerouac, 2011). If they don’t respect and bow to the lecturers who else will they respect? Burning of money to undermine capitalism tells us that if they meet the capitalists they would kill them mercilessly. There is great tension resulting from the fact that these people don’t even look behind when it comes to issues of life. We are told that they encourage death resulting issues in the society.

Conclusion

These things show or paint a picture of a society dominated by Satanism and evil of the highest order. However, the author is optimistic of societal acceptance of this kind of “sect.” This poem indicates madness in the society, unfortunately being conducted by the great brains. All this has produced high tension through out the art.

Work cited

BIBLIOGRAPHY l 1033 Kerouac, J. (2011). Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg : the letters. New York: Penguin.

Klemens, N. (2007). Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl” – Poetry or prophecy? München : GRIN Verlag GmbH.

Trigilio, T. (2007). Allen Ginsberg’s Buddhist poetics. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press.

Moon Tiger

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Moon Tiger’s main character story is Claudia Hampton. The story is unpredictable and captures the attention of the reader: Hampton, an intelligent woman whose life we are taken through, shifting from past to the present. The story of Hampton, written from her nursing home, takes the audience through her memories, different times, and scenarios. The success of the story depends on how Hampton achieves her goal. The other characters involved include her mother, as well as her brother Gordon. The point of view of the three is considered in each piece of the puzzle. That serves to help discover the whole picture of the family.

Firstly, their communication involves a lot of yelling at each other. That shows the lack of civilization that the family portrays. The two children are seen to be reckless, and the book describes this as “cries of alarm.”

Secondly, there is a lot of competitiveness among children. Claudia is said to act like an animal on how she searches for minerals. The words used are “hiss,” “pouncing,” “Furiously.” That shows that the intensity at which Claudia aims to get is far much more than what any other person does. She pays no attention to the danger that surrounds her; her aim is on the prise. Her eyes are focused on her brother, and she is constantly monitoring his movements.

The author also uses syntax in the story. It is used to describe the falling of limbs, Gordon’s limbs. Gordon’s legs are described as it. “it thrashes, she thrusts.” There is a simultaneous description that is mentioned in this passage. Due to their competitive nature, there are both at fault. She did not have a clue of her fall, which comes as a surprise to her. She realizes that not all that she thought was solid proved to be stable. She understands her competitive nature has led to her fall. That is described in the line, “…of the solid world which is not as solid after all.” A lot of repetitiveness is also described during her fall. That is perhaps to emphasize on the fault that is placed on her as well. “Her shoulders, her head, her outflung arm……” That suggests that the excessive energy and adrenaline that made her angry and very competitive to her brother has led to that state. Finally, she is defeated as the story describes the gasping as well as the pain she is enduring. That is in the sense that the brother eventually defeats her despite her competitive nature. “hammering of pain” “…too affronted even to yell” “gasping.” They are all signs of defeat, and the extent of her injuries could not allow her to compete anymore. Also, it’s important to note that the poor communication that was brought about by yelling comes to an end. She is unable to speak due to the pain she endures. That ends the yelling as well as the competitiveness that the excessive adrenaline and energy brought.

The Gordon section beginning with “take” gives him a threat of what he is bound to lose if she overtakes him. Gordon’s reaction to her sister’s fall is that of “horror,” as well as “satisfaction.” Gordon is pleased with the failure of his rivalry, and this impediment to her competitiveness achieves his goal. He is relaxed and happy despite the situation her sister is in and the pain she endures.

The third section where the mother’s point of view is described, “furious tenacity” is used. She is the factor that joins the two siblings despite their competitiveness. She is the cement of the two’s relationship, bringing them together. Gordon insists on his honesty while Claudia pleads for the protection of her findings. Nevertheless, she takes no sides with her children. She asks on them to be still and another to be quiet.

The author should have used more characters and characteristics that bring dialogue as well as direct versus indirect characterization—thus connecting the three characters through different literary devices.

Works Cited

Lively, Penelope. Moon tiger. Penguin UK, 2010.

Moral Disengagement

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Within the society today there are different people with their own different behaviors. Some might turn out to be meaningful people but others end up being a bother to the society. This paper will look out moral disengagement in the society.it will explain using behavioral theories why a person is more likely to drop out of the society to become a terrorist as opposed to dropping out to become a hermit or monk.it will also focus on Albert Bandura’s model of moral disengagement and explain some techniques that might be used to justify the use of violence by individuals.

Behavioral theoriesWhen we look at the society today more and more people are getting involved in terrorist behavior as opposed to becoming monks or hermits. The likely hood of an individual becoming a terrorist is high compared to the same individual becoming a monk or hermit. This can be explained using behavioral theories. Behavioral theories give a demonstration of how conditioning can be used in learning new behaviors or information. Behaviorism is a learning theory that is based on the fact that all behaviors are got through conditioning.one of the behavioral theories that can be used to explain why more people are becoming terrorists is operant conditioning. This is also referred to as instrumental conditioning which is a learning method that takes place through punishments and rewards for behaviors. Through operant conditioning there is an association between a particular behavior and consequence for that behavior (Cherry, 2012).

Individuals are likely to develop a behavior of being terrorist due to the rewards they associate it with. For instance terrorists might get money through when they execute their acts of terrorism. When one is hired as a terrorist they are promised large sums of money.it is this reward that most of the people who get involved with terrorist activities that attracts them into this behavior and hence they end up developing it. There are very few rewards if any of being a monk or hermit. Therefore people are less attracted to this and are less likely to become monks or hermits.

Albert Bandura’s model of moral disengagementThis is a theory developed by Albert Bandura that seeks to make an analysis of the means by which people rationalize their unjust or unethical actions. This can be achieved through various justifications such as euphemistic labeling, moral justification, and attribution to blame or advantageous comparison (Kathiemm, 2010).All these are the techniques that people use when it comes to justifying their violence.

One of the mechanisms used to justify violence is moral justification. Through this technique those that engage in violent or injurious conduct justify their actions using morality.to this people any act of violence they perform is considered as service to humanity or for the general good of the society. For instance people catch a thief and engage in violence through mob justice claiming that they are helping the society deal with thieves. But in the real sense they are justifying their violence through morality. Violence might also be made palatable through the euphemistic labeling technique. Here the violence perpetrators use euphemistic terms which appear and sound less negative or might be taken as positive in order for them to make their actions look less harmful. This type of labeling also acts as a limit or a way of reducing their responsibility to the particular action. When it comes to the technique of advantageous comparison, people who take part in acts that can be reprehended make it seem less objectible through making comparison with something that can be taken as being worse. An example is the justification of attacks on unarmed groups by indicating their potential threat to the society at large. This violence that is unprovoked against small groups is in most cases justified by this advantageous comparison theory (Kathiemm, 2010)

References

Kathiemm, N. (2010).Moral disengagement –introduction. Retrieved August 9, 2013 from http://engagingpeace.com/?p=31 Cherry, K. (2012).Introduction to operant conditioning. Retrieved August 9, 2013 from http://psychology.about.com/od/behavioralpsychology/a/introopcond.htm

Motorola and Verizon

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Motorola and Verizon

Vendors and retailers form alliance in order to benefits from each others superior quality services and products. When forming such an alliance, the partnering farm normally seek to make a powerful combination of superior qualities form both partners and create an unbeatable product that can withstand completion from other firms. The relationship between Verizon wireless and Motorola is a good example of this kind of alliance. Verizon is and multination telecommunication and broadband company while Motorola is also a global telecommunication brand which provides leading edge telecommunication technology solutions to clients worldwide-ranging from individuals, businesses to governments. In 2011, these two telecommunication giants teamed up to provide customers with unique telecommunication services (Pankaj, 2011). This was not the first time the giant teamed. As a retailer Verizon is doing a perfect job for Motorola.

First Verizon has a large commercial network that is of great benefit to Motorola. Verizon as carrier as access to large market which translate to million of consumers to whom the vendor sell its services (Solution Brief, n.d.). The partnership with Motorola means the Motorola technology (mobile devices) devices are easily distributed alongside Verizon’s services. To make this advantage real, Motorola has use it leading edge technology to develop phones designed to securely work on Verizon’s 2G, 3G and 4G networks safely (Jackson, 2011). The technology is unique, the best in the market, and Verizon can proudly sell the technoloy. This distribution is further supported by Verizon’s transportation ability. According to Walsh (2012) Verizon brought in to the alliance its market-leading nationwide transport muscle.

In addition to the distribution, the Motorola technology gets publicity through being marketed alongside the Verizon carrier services. For instance, devices designed by Motorola to ensure public safety integrity on Verizon’s 4G LTE network will be market to customers on the network. This way the vendor Verizon makes the customers aware of the Motorola technology. This is an effective publicity and marketing strategy since the probability of thousand of customers who are interested in their safety to buy the devices or technology is high.

Retailers are known to blend goods and increase the value. Certainly, Verizon will be able to boot the value of Motorola devices since, in addition to a market-leading nationwide transport muscle; Verizon brings into the alliance its applications development community. Verizon has a great community of application developers who develop application for mobile devices (Walsh, 2012). The provision of this application will enhance the utility that customers derive from using from using Motorola phones and communications devices. Being in an alliance Motorola can develop communication devices that have the ability to use popular applications. This is an enhancement that can make Verizon customer also become Motorola customer. The value addition service, therefore, expands that market for Motorola devices.

In conclusion, Verizon as a retailer provides several services to Motorola. Theses include publicity or advertising by providing Motorola devices alongside its services such as 3G, and 4G services. Once customers are made to understand the superior nature public safety provided by public safety the will buy the technology. With its large network across America, Verizon can effectively distribute Motorola devices. Finally, Verizon provide value additional services to Motorola products through provide application that can be used alongside the Motorola devices. Verizon equally benefits from the partnership especially the superior technology that Motorola has to offer. According to Walsh (2012) Motorola bring to the alliance “enterprise class” devices. Motorola is in control of the telecommunication industry’s leading public communication safety for the next generation (Basking & Schaumburg, 2011). It upholds standards base on LTE, safety control and public LTE network delivery. The safety capabilities are simply unbeatable.

References

Basking, N.J. &Schaumburg, Ill. (2011). Motorola Solutions and Verizon Wireless Enter Alliance to Bring LTE Advantages to Public Safety Customers Across the United States. Retrieved from http://mediacenter.motorolasolutions.com/Content/Detail.aspx?ReleaseID=13725&NewsAreaID=2&ClientID=1

Jackson, D. (2011). Motorola, Verizon establish public safety LTE alliance. Retrieved from http://urgentcomm.com/networks_and_systems/news/motorola-verizon-lte-alliance-20110223/

Pankaj (2011). Motorola Solutions and Verizon wireless from LTE Alliance for public safety. Retrieved from http://lteworld.org/news/motorola-solutions-and-verizon-wireless-form-lte-alliance-public-safety.

Solution Brief. (n.d.). Motorola Solutions and Verizon Wireless alliance deliver industry leading public LTE safety solutions. Retrieved from http://www.motorola.com/web/Business/Solutions/Business%20Solutions/Mission%20Critical%20Communications/LTE_for_Government_and_Public_Safety/_Documents/_Static_files/Motorola_Verizon_Alliance.pdf

Walsh, L. (2012).Verizon, Motorola Team on Mobile Entertainment. Retrieved from channelnomics.com/2012//02/24/Verizon-motorola-team-mobile-enablement/

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Chapter 2

What is our major problem?

The main problem the company is experiencing has to do with the main executives agreeing on some strategies of taking the firm forward. Many of the executives agree on where the firm should be heading in both long- term and intermediate term, but there are little common grounds in how this can be achieved. Generally, the executives do not agree with each other.

Identify some symptoms of the problem.

There are several symptoms of this challenge. Firstly, the president of the company is losing control. Secondly, the frequency of conflicts occurring seems to be on the rise. Thirdly, some individuals are usually selected for any created new projects. Project managers think that only their ideas are the best, and lastly, more and more projects are missing their deadlines and surpassing the allocated budgets.

What is the major cause of the problem?

The central source of this difficulty is that all executives are working to benefit themselves and not the firm.

Provide a detailed action plan that attacks the problem. Be specific and provide examples that relate to HGC.

To solve this issue, more focus should be put to ensuring that everyone agrees to how different kinds of strategies are to be implemented, given the available resources to the firm. The plan should focus on putting all the executives to gear for the same results using specific strategies.

Chapter 3

What are the relative advantages and disadvantages of the functional, matrix and dedicated team approaches to managing projects?

The major advantages of using functional approaches include no change to the parent organization, there is maximum flexibility in- depth expertise can be used and normal paths of career are maintained within a functional division. Some disadvantages include lack of focus, poor integration and slowness. Some advantages of the dedicated approach include, it is simple, fast cohesive and it allows cross- functional integration. Disadvantages include, it is expensive, it results to internal strife, limited expertise in technology and it leads to difficult transitions post- project. Advantages of the matrix approach include, it is efficient, it allows for a strong focus on projects, for easier transitions post- project and it is flexible. Disadvantages include, it brings about dysfunctional conflict, infighting, stress and it is slow.

What distinguishes a weak matrix from a strong matrix?

The two are different in that in a strong matrix the manager controls most aspects of the firm’s project while in a weak matrix the manager usually acts as an assistant who draws the checklists and schedules, and collects information about work status and facilitates the completion of the project.

Under what conditions would it be advisable to use a strong matrix instead of a dedicated project team?

In cases where the department of a functional manager serves as a subcontractor in the firm’s project, in which case the department has more control over the specialized activities and work.

How can project management offices (Pos) support effective project management?

Project managers should have the ability to operate in a number of diverse organizational cultures. As it follows, they can support effective management of projects by interacting with their parent organization’s culture, with the clients of the project organizations and with a host of several other organizations involved.

Why is it important to assess the culture of an organization before deciding what project management structure should be used to complete a project?

Because different organizations have, different cultures and different approaches apply to certain cultures only. Not all approaches can work for any culture.

Other than culture, what other organizational factors should be used to determine which project management structure should be used?

The formal structure of a firm and how it chooses to manage and organize projects.

What do you believe is more important for successfully completing a project- the formal project management structure or the culture of the parent organization?

The formal project management structure because it deals more directly with the project and, therefore, affects the project more.

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Topic: Poor performance and female students

Variation of identity- Poor performance by students

Specific identity- Females students

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Poor performance- Underperformance, substandard performance, disappointing performance, or mediocre performance.

Female students- Female pupils, girl students, female learners, girl learners, students of the female sex, women learners, school girls, women students

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Poor performance of girls in mathematics

School-based factors that affect girl’s performance

Factors affecting female student performance

Factors influencing academic performance of girls

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(“underperformance* OR “poor performance*) AND (“female students” OR girls OR Female pupils OR girl students OR female learners) NOT boys

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At first, the results were not helpful, and therefore had to refine them. At first, when I included all the synonyms, their results were generally on poor performance based on gender differences and therefore not specific to the female students; performance. Consequently, I had to use a few synonyms to get a helpful search result.

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Case Study – Maria

Question 1

Maria could have avoided being in the current situation that has torn down her financials through various reasons. For one, she could not have moved to her new apartment as we are made aware that before she was able to plan for every coin, having a savings plan of 50 dollars every month. The savings started disappearing once she settled in her new apartment. It is not that her apartment cost her too much but the consequences of moving led to extra costs. Another way that she could have avoided the situation is consulting with other experienced people who live alone, as they could have helped her with advice on where to start. She says that she doesn’t know where to start but she doesn’t consult and this leads her to make a poor decision. Besides, she is a college student, spending most of her time in school and part-time she is employed, meaning she has less time at her apartment. Through this information, she could maximize her time at work and in school to make friends and have a good time such that she would only go to bed in her apartment reducing the extra costs.

Question 2

Maria will be faced with significant financial consequences as a result of her behavior. To begin with, she will deplete her savings as she no longer saves any amount and uses the savings to pay her expenses. Her expenses escalate every month hitting a double of her monthly spending leaving no amount to be saved. If Maria continues with this trend, she will find herself into debts, having depleted her savings and therefore she will be using her salary to writing off debts. She, therefore, needs to revert from this kind of behavior.

Question 3

To correct her situation, Maria has multiple solutions to choose from based on her problem. One she has to call off her dinner treats with her friends as they are the main causes of her poor spending. She has to focus on her savings and education since she is in scholarship. Another thing is that she has to start making meals by herself so that she cuts the extra expenses made on food as more that 100 dollars have been spent in the restaurants. Maria, therefore, has to consult from the chefs on how to make a one-person meal to avoid wastage. She fears wasting food, but she wastes a lot of money on the same food. Another way is by keeping herself occupied in the apartment to reduce loneliness; she can do this by reading books, watching movies or finding a pet such as a dog to play with and keep her company. Another way she can correct her situation is by moving from her new apartment and go back to her previous settlement as during her stay there; she had everything in control.

Question 4

The poor financial behavior can affect Maria’s college success negatively in that she will lose focus on her education in her bid to collect herself together. She may be faced with depression as she will be left with almost nothing to cater for her bills and savings and therefore keep worrying about her bankruptcy. She doesn’t want to lose her dining friends, but she doesn’t realize her financial strain that may deprive her the peace of mind making it difficult to concentrate on education.

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Activism

Activists’ acts may range from letter writing, posters, boycotts, demonstrations, to terrorist acts, in cases where matters get out of hand. More often, activists confront their opposition in swaying their opinion while also gaining support from the general public. Activists seek to educate the public on matters relating to why they are getting involved in activism acts. Parental modeling is somewhat significant in bringing up future activists because many children learn from their parents how to respond to particular situations appropriately. Those who are likely to become prime activists develop a personality while still young. They learn to speak out for themselves whenever they feel emotionally compelled on issues that matter to them. They can also speak on behalf of the others who tend to be shy and fear confrontation. People usually become activists to promote, enact, or intervene in the social, political, economic, or environmental change to reform societal course towards a perceived greater good (Han, Pg. 1). The paper looks to focus on Greta Thunberg’s TEDTalk and Yousafzai’s UN speech.

Being an activist requires boldness, bravery, and some considerations to the issues that matter to the well-being of society. At the age of 15, Thunberg was a recognized environmental activist and had won an essay contest about the environmental issues in a local newspaper. Following her win, she could not relax, and so she started to hold protests at the parliament premises in Sweden. Thunberg vowed to continue with the protests until the Swedish government reconsiders the environmental issues per the world’s agreed carbon emissions target (“Greta Thunberg: Who Is She And What Does She Want?”). The protests took a hit on social media and widely spread across the world. Her hashtag read #FridaysForFortune. Thunberg could miss Friday classes regularly to attend the protests and often urged students worldwide to join her. In a few months, many students started to hold protests across major cities in the world. In 2019, Thunberg did not return to school; instead, she continued to campaign and attend climate conferences. She also traveled to New York to address environmental issues at the UN conference. Upon her return, she refused to board a plane as she was concerned with the environmental issues, and she ended up going back with a racing yacht, which took two weeks. Millions of people applauded Thunberg’s acts across the world, and they started to protest in support of her movement.

The reason as to why people become activists is to speak for their rights and the rights of hundreds of people struggling to achieve the goals of peace, education, and equality (Doshisha.Ed. Pg. 16). Yousafzai understood that millions of people had fallen victim to terrorism acts, and someone has to step up and speak on their behalf. She says of the right to equality of opportunity and the right to education. An activist, she is determined to stop at nothing to achieve her ambitions and life expectations. Yousafzai cannot afford to be weak; either can she display a sign of fear and hopelessness as she has to pursue her dreams. Being an activist, she understands that women’s rights and girlchild education matter to society. Still, the vast majority of the people who should step up for such projects do not care whatsoever. She urges men not to stop fighting for women’s rights, but meanwhile, women need to come forward and fight for what is right for them. The only way to liberate society or rather the oppressed in society is through the activists’ voices. Activists’ words mean a lot to the world and can inspire changes and prosperity.

In conclusion, it takes more than taking out to the streets to air your grievances. Activists face confrontation from the authorities while trying to protests for their rights. Indeed, standing for what is need people who can sacrifice the time, resources, life, more importantly, being bold and courageous. Activists are often interviewed to address why they are protesting and what they think should be done to rectify the situation. To be an outstanding activist, one has to be bold, sacrifice, and courageous. The three aspects can make one standout among the crowd.

Works Cited

“Greta Thunberg: Who Is She And What Does She Want?”. BBC News, 2020, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49918719.

Doshisha.Ed.Jp, 2020, http://www.doshisha.ed.jp/information/attached/news_20140216yamamoto.pdf.

Han, Hahrie. How organizations develop activists: Civic associations and leadership in the 21st century. Oxford University Press, 2014.

Motivation Techniques used by CISCO

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Motivation Techniques used by CISCO

CISCO is a company that has been in the forefront in producing quality products related to networks among other technologies. This dynamic field requires defined strategies to meet the needs of customers in a competitive line of production. One of these strategies is employees’ motivation as this will improve their performance in relation to creativity among other outputs. There are different techniques used to, but some are more effective in motivating employees than others (Hiam, 2010).

Work-Smart is the leading motivation technique used by CISCO in enhancing employees’ performance. This is where the company creates a culture that appreciates new ideas from employees, improvements in performance, and innovations. The appreciation is mostly through awards or promotions. Such initiatives make employees offer best of their services. The strategy gives answers to why CISCO sells classy products, which dominate the networking industry despite other companies such as TP-Link and D-Link, which produces cheaper products (Boorsma and Mitchell, 2011).

Annual activity schedule is also among the strategic techniques used by CISCO. This defines the work schedule of different departments, where they have to meet the target by the end of the financial year. In this instance, employees will be forced to work using the set guides and this facilitates the company in exploiting human resources to the maximum (Hiam, 2010). The annual activity schedule is designed with the “can’t lose spirit”. This enhances the company’s objective as they will be meet demands of customers and uphold their market share (Locke & Latham, 2009).

Disarming technique is also a technique used to overcome critics from different parties. Practically, critiques are ideals tools, which facilitate identification of loops in services and products. The company motivates employees to criticize these critics by offering better services (Hiam, 2010). This turns out being a defense mechanism, thus improving employee performance.

References

Boorsma, B. and Mitchell, S. (2011). Work-Life Innovation: Smart Work—A Paradigm Shift Transforming How, Where, and When Work Gets Done Available at: http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac79/docs/ps/Work-Life_Innovation_Smart_Work.pdf

Hiam, A. (2010). Motivational management: Inspiring your people for maximum performance. New York ; Toronto: AMACOM, American Management Association.

Locke, E. A., & Latham, G. P. (2009). Goal setting. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Mood and Anxiety Disorders

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Depression

This mood disorder is characterized by a consistent feeling of sadness, grief, and being disinterested. Depressive disorder or clinical depression are other terms used to express the condition. Depression interferes with individual thinking, feeling, and behavior, resulting in varied emotional and physical difficulties. People experiencing depression often have trouble kicking their day-to-day activities, not to mention the extreme may mean a person ending his/her life, as nothing is worth living for (Zisook, Pg. 2004). It is not uncommon to feel low seldomly; however, having a feeling of sadness most of the time might end up causing a clinical depression, thus interfering with your everyday life. The condition is treatable by medicine, therapy consultation, or even changing one’s lifestyle. Depression occurs in different types, and the life events and brain chemistry influence a person’s depression. Irrespective of the cause, it is a prerequisite for a person to contact the doctor to confirm your mental health.

A major depressive disorder is often associated with feeling depressed for most of one’s life and daily activities. The symptoms involved are mostly guilt-tripping, suicidal thoughts, fatigue, lack of concentration, insomnia, restlessness, weight loss or gain, loss of interest, among others (Zisook, Pg. 2004). In most instances, doctors and therapists diagnose a person with major depression by associating having five or more depression symptoms for two weeks or more. If the patient is experiencing one of the symptoms, it can be diagnosed with either a depressed mood or interest loss. In numerous cases, therapists assist patients suffering from depression through the conduction of interview sessions. The sessions advance to treatment and counseling, where the patient becomes more open to the therapist about his/her problems. Eventually, although it may take some time or even fail to work, those mental health specialists help to find common ground by coming up with ways to manage a person’s depression. Antidepressants can as well be used in the treatment of depression. In instances where the medication fails, either electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) or Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation can be prescribed to a patient. ECT involves the use of electrical pulses, while rTMS uses magnetic waves to stimulate specific parts of the brain activities.

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Post-traumatic stress disorder is a mental condition that often results from horrific events that a person suffering might have witnessed or experienced. Such occasions might include war, sexual harassment, rape, death threats, serious injuries, terrorist attacks, natural disasters, among others. Related symptoms may involve uncontrollable flashbacks about the incidents, nightmares and severe anxiety. The vast majority of the people experiencing traumatic events might find it challenging to adapt and coping, although, as time lapses, not to mention proper self-care influences the recovery of a person (Javidi & Yadollahie, 2012). If the symptoms persist for months or even years, leading the inability to execute someone’s daily activities, they are often diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. Effective treatment of PTSD symptoms serves to reduce symptoms while improving the functionality of a person significantly.

The symptoms of PTSD may begin one month after the traumatic incident has happened; however, there are cases where symptoms appear a few years after the traumatic event. The symptoms are somewhat problematic when it comes to the social life of a person involved. Perhaps, even interfering with someone’s ability to execute daily routine chores. Over time, these symptoms vary from person to person as they are categorized as either intrusive memories, avoidance, arousal symptoms, and negative thoughts on oneself. The intensity of PTSD symptoms may vary as time goes. Generally, a person might experience more PTSD symptoms due to life stresses, or when one encounters events that act as a reminder of what transpired. For example, a rape victim might hear news covering the rape incidents, and one is overcome by memories of what happened to you. One should certainly visit a doctor if they experience disturbing thoughts and feelings concerning horrific incidents for one month and above. In case one feels like it quite an impossible thing to try and come into terms with yourself following the traumatic experience, it is advisable to talk to a mental health professional. Getting timely help may help recover PTSD and might also prevent normal stress reactions from getting out of hands.

References

Javidi, H., & Yadollahie, M. (2012). Post-traumatic stress disorder. Int J Occup Environ Med (The IJOEM), 3(1 January).

Zisook, S., Rush, A. J., Albala, A., Alpert, J., Balasubramani, G. K., Fava, M., … & Wisniewski, S. (2004). Factors that differentiate early vs. later onset of major depression disorder. Psychiatry research, 129(2), 127-140.